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Business 'I'm not buying Starbucks and you shouldn't either.' Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson joins striking baristas Just hours after Bruce Harrell conceded the narrow Seattle mayoral race to her, Mayor-elect Katie Wilson joined striking Starbucks employees on the picket line and urged people to boycott the company. Casey Martin
Economy AI stocks fall They've been the darling of the stock market, delivering gigantic gains over the last 18 months, but some of the superstars like Palantir, Nvidia, Meta, Tesla and Microsoft have all been falling.
Music How Mexican American artist Louie the Singer paved his road in country music Luis Alfonso Palacios II, known as Louie the Singer, took the long road to music success in an effort to avoid the limiting expectations of the industry as a Mexican American country artist.
Science Scientists pull ancient RNA from a wooly mammoth's body Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a wooly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in the extinct mammal's body just before it died. Ari Daniel
Arts & Life Seizures, broken spines and vomiting: Scientific testing that helped facilitate D-Day Biomedical engineer Rachel Lance says British scientists submitted themselves to experiments that would be considered unethical today. Her book is Chamber Divers. Originally broadcast April, 10 2024. Terry Gross
Politics The Trump administration plans major cuts to long-term housing for homelessness The overhaul shifts funds to transitional housing requiring work and addiction treatment. The administration says it promotes "self-sufficiency," but critics warn many will risk losing housing again. Jennifer Ludden
Politics She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she's been put on leave Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. Andrea Hsu
Casual Friday with Jas Keimig and Nathalie Graham This week… We finally have a winner in the hotly-contested mayor's race. Washington's chain restaurants are charging you more than anywhere else. And Sound Transit has a new merch drop - just in time for the holidays. Arts Reporter Jas Keimig and Stranger Reporter Nathalie Graham are here to break down the week. Patricia Murphy
Politics White House dismisses release of Epstein documents as a distraction from Democrats The White House dismissed the release of new Jeffrey Epstein documents as a distraction by Democrats and maintained President Trump has done nothing wrong, but it's been a tough issue to shake. Deepa Shivaram
National NYU law professor talks about the fallout from the release of Epstein documents NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York University law professor Ryan Goodman about the fallout over the latest release of documents from the Epstein estate. Steve Inskeep